Old People Names

Check out classic old people names that never go out of style. Explore vintage names, old-fashioned names, and timeless names popular in our grandparents’ era. Ideal for baby names, genealogy research, or nostalgia. View below for charming names like Gertrude, Harold, and Dorothy.

Rupert

The name Rupert is a boy's name of German origin, meaning "bright fame".

Howard

The name Howard is both a boy's name and a girl's name of German origin, meaning "high guardian or brave heart".

Bernie

The name Bernie is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "strong; brave as a bear".

Cyril

The name Cyril is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "lordly".

Guy

The name Guy is a boy's name of French origin, meaning "guide, leader".

Dolores

The name Dolores is a girl's name of Spanish origin, meaning "lady of sorrows".

Marvin

The name Marvin is a boy's name of Welsh origin, meaning "sea hill".

Claude

The name Claude is both a boy's name and a girl's name of French origin, meaning "lame; enclosure".

Virgil

The name Virgil is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "staff bearer".

Gladys

The name Gladys is a girl's name of Welsh origin, meaning "land, nation".

Hilda

The name Hilda is a girl's name of German origin, meaning "battle woman".

Vernon

The name Vernon is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "place of alders".

Myrna

The name Myrna is a girl's name of Irish origin, meaning "festive".

Montgomery

The name Montgomery is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Norman origin, meaning "man power".

Geraldine

The name Geraldine is a girl's name of German, French origin, meaning "ruler with the spear".

Oswald

The name Oswald is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "divine power".

Bernice

The name Bernice is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "she who brings victory".

Gerald

The name Gerald is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "ruler with the spear".

Wallace

The name Wallace is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Scottish, English origin, meaning "foreigner, stranger".

Arlene

The name Arlene is a girl's name.

Roland

The name Roland is a boy's name of German origin, meaning "famous throughout the land".

Percy

The name Percy is both a boy's name and a girl's name of French origin.

Barbara

The name Barbara is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "foreign woman".

Eileen

The name Eileen is a girl's name of Gaelic, Scottish origin, meaning "desired; or water, island".

Ursula

The name Ursula is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "little female bear".

Ethel

The name Ethel is a girl's name of English origin, meaning "noble maiden".

Prudence

The name Prudence is a girl's name meaning "caution".

Enoch

The name Enoch is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "dedicated".

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